Jamaica's Hurricane History
Hurricane HistoryWhen . . .How . . .
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The list below includes all the hurricanes that hit Jamaica to which I have so far found references, in lists on websites, and in books. The number of hurricanes, so far noted, is sixty-six, which seems enough to be going on with. However, there clearly were more during the Spanish period from the early 16th to the mid-17th century; these will be harder to identify and date, because of the more limited records. There may be other 18th and 19th century hurricanes that have escaped note.  However, I will up-date the list from time to time.

All Atlantic hurricanes since 1886

 

1519 near Jamaica

 

1574 27 August between Cuba and Jamaica

 

1597 hurricane              [1500s - 3]

 

 

1670 possibly an off-shore storm

 

1680 August hurricane [Pt Royal list]

 

1683 hurricane - many boats sunk [Pt Royal list]

 

1686 hurricane [Pt Royal list]

 

1689 possibly a hurricane

 

1690 early August hurricane

 

1692 possible hurricane

                                      [1600s - 4]

 

 

1711 June Hurricane, Westmoreland

 

1712 28 August Hurricane, All Island; Earthquake [8 Sept New Style]

 

1714 29 August Hurricane

 

1722 28 August Hurricane, All Island and Earthquake [8-9 Sept N.S.]

 

1726 22 October Storm [2 Nov N. S.]

 

1730 1 Sept ?

 

1743 20 Oct many marines drowned

 

1744 20 October Earthquake & Hurricane, Savannah la Mar destroyed, Kingston & Port Royal  badly damaged [31 October - 1 November N.S.]

 

1751 2 September Storm

 

1766 Hurricane, Western End of the Island

 

1772 28 August-3 Sept Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and Jamaica

 

1773 2 October Hurricane

 

1780  22 February hurricane Montego Bay and North Coast

 

3 October Hurricane, Savanna  la Mar destroyed Westmoreland devastated

 

1781 1 August Hurricane, 120 vessels wrecked in Kingston

 

1784 10 July Hurricane

 

1784 30-1 July Hurricane

 

1785 27 August Hurricane

 

1786 20 October Hurricane, Drought

 

1794 27 June

 

1794 30 July

 

1799 23 Sept off-shore Jamaica? 

                                       [1700s-22]

 

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1803 August between Jamaica and U.K.

 

1804 two Hurricanes

 

1810 15 August

 

1812 2-4 October Hurricane

 

1813 31 July -1 August

 

1815 17-9 October Hurricane

 

1818 October Hurricane

 

1818 20 November Hurricane [? 8-12  November]

 

1830  Hurricane

 

1832 7 August Hurricane

 

1841 Nancy Prince: refers to hurricane conditions in June

 

1844 5 October Hurricane Western  Parishes

 

1852 6-8 November

 

1874 November Hurricane

 

1879 8 October Hurricane

 

1880 18-19 August Hurricane,  damaged Kingston

 

1884 6-8 October

 

1886 28-9 June   

 

1899 28-9 October hurricane

           7-8 November storm 

                                     [1800s - 20]

 

 

1903 11 August Hurricane, North  Eastern, Jamaica

 

1909 9-13 November Jamaica and Hispaniola

 

1912 17-9 November Hurricane, Western Parishes

 

1915 12-13 August Hurricane

 

1915 25-6 September Storm [hurricane]

 

1916 15-16 August Hurricane, All Jamaica

 

1917 23 September Hurricane

 

1932 4-10 Nov Cuba, Cayman Is, Jamaica

 

1933 27 June - 3 July Trinidad, Venezuela, Jamaica, Cuba

 

1933 14-16 August flooding in Kingston/St. Andrew

 

1935 19-25Oct Haiti, offshore Jamaica, Honduras

 

1944 20 August Disastrous Hurricane

 

1951 17 August Hurricane Charlie, Kingston/Port Royal/Morant Bay damaged

 

1963 5-7 October Hurricane Flora

 

1980 4-7 August Hurricane Allen

 

1988 12 September Hurricane Gilbert                           [1900s - 16]
 
 
2004 10-11 September Hurricane Ivan
 

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